Jack Nerad from Kelley Blue Book rates the best values in family vehicles.

Jack Nerad from Kelley Blue Book rates the best values in family vehicles.

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Updated: 8:44 AM PDT Mar 14, 2014

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WEBVTT IF YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO BE, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. FAMILY VEHICLES ARE NOT JUST ABOUT MINIVANS. AT AREA OF THE MARKET IS GETTING A MUCH MORE STYLISH AND HIP LOOK. KELLEY BLUE BOOK IS OUT WITH ITS RATINGS WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILY RIDES. LET'S GO LIVE TO LOS ANGELES TO GET A LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR TOPICS. HAVE YOU SEEN AN EVOLUTION OF THE FAMILY VEHICLE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS? IT HAS EVOLVED BIG TIME. YOU ARE SPOT ON WITH THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IT HAS GONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. IT USED TO BE THE FAMILY SEDAN OR STATION WAGON AND THAT WAS IT. THEN WE HAD MINIVANS AND SUVS, NOW WE HAVE CROSSOVERS, SO THERE ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF VEHICLES THAT ARE GREAT FAMILY VEHICLES AND THAT'S WHY WE PICKED 12 INSTEAD OF JUST ONE. FAMILIES ARE DIFFERENT THAT HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS. THERE ARE SOME REALLY GREAT VEHICLES OUT THERE. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE? I CAN SHOW YOU THREE THAT ARE AMONG OUR FAVORITES. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES, THE CHEVY TRAVERSE. AND I WILL TELL YOU WHY. IT'S A VERSATILE VEHICLE AND IT DOESN'T COST A TON. MONEY IS IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE LOOKED AT THIS AT KELLEY BLUE BOOK WHEN WE WERE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. THIS CAN HOLD EIGHT PEOPLE AND COSTS MAY BE $30,000 OR SO. WE LIKE IT A LOT AND WE LIKE THE SPACE IT PROVIDES FOR THE MONEY. WHEN IT COMES TO FUEL ECONOMY, A SMALLER VEHICLE THOMAS YOU HAVE A SMALLER VEHICLE, THE NISSAN ROGUE IS TERRIFIC. GREAT FUEL ECONOMY AND A VARIABLE TRANSMISSION ALSO GOOD FOR FUEL ECONOMY. AN ADVANCED DIFFERENT KIND OF TRANSMISSION THAT OFFERS GREAT FUEL ECONOMY. IN CARRIER SPACE, GREAT INTERIOR SPACE FOR FIVE. YOU CAN GET IT IN THREE ROWS ALSO. A LARGER FAMILY WOULD PROBABLY LIKE THE HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN. ROOM FOR UP TO EIGHT, GREAT VERSATILITY AND IT'S A GREAT LOOKING VEHICLE AND KIND OF FUN TO DRIVE. A FUN TO DRIVE A MINIVAN? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. I DRIVE EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME. I'M IN TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES EACH WEEK, SO I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. YOU CAN SEE HOW VERSATILE IS -- IT IS AND MY KIDS LOVE THIS -- THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I COULD GET EXCITED ABOUT VACUUMING. BUT THEY ACTUALLY DO IT. SO THAT IS KIND OF COOL. LET ME POINT SOMETHING ELSE OUT. THE PRICES ON NEW CARS THESE DAYS, I FOUND A STUDY THAT SAYS IT IS PRICING HALF IF NOT MORE OF FAMILIES OUT OF THE MARKETS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ULTIMATELY VERY CHEAP. SO YOU WANT SOME GOOD VALUE. IS THERE A CERTAIN MODEL THAT HOLDS ITS VALUE ONCE YOU GET SO MANY MILES ON IT? THE HONDA ODYSSEY HOLDS ITS VALUE REALLY WELL. THE CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS HELD IT VALUE WELL. TOYOTAS HOLD THEIR VALUE WELL AND THE HONDA ACCORD ALSO HOLDS ITS VALUE VERY WELL. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. A LOT OF FAMILIES GO RIGHT TO KELLEY BLUE BOOK TO SEE HOW MUCH

Kelley Blue Book rates best family vehicles

Jack Nerad from Kelley Blue Book rates the best values in family vehicles.